The cost of weddings, taxi licences and going swimming are all set to rise under new moves proposed by Shropshire Council.

It wants to increase a range of charges, including sex shop licences, running market stalls and student bus fares, from April. But the authority has already announced a freeze in car parking fees in an effort to support the county’s towns.

Pest control fees, library fees, and charges for the music and arts service will also remain the same.

On Wednesday a list of revised fees will go before the council’s cabinet.

The proposals include raising the cost of sex shop licences by £500, from £2,025 to £2,531. The cost of a licence was just £1,350 in the 2010/11 financial year.

The amount paid by students over the age of 16 towards transport to and from college will also rise, from £262 to £330. The cost of an adult swim for non-members will go up to £4.90 from £4.55 and £3.90 from £3.80 for members.

Civil wedding fees will go up by £30 to £336.50 for ceremonies held during the week, to £396.50 for ceremonies held on Saturdays and £446.50 for ceremonies on Sundays and Bank Holidays.

The cost of a private citizenship ceremony at Shirehall will rise from £135 to £150, and the cost of checking an adult’s nationality will increase by £5 to £60.

Fees for a civil funeral will go up from £145 to £150.

Hiring a council-owned room for a day will cost £100, up from £90, and for half a day the fee will rise from £48 to £55.

The cost of renting a market stall will rise 50p to £5.80 per square metre, and charities wanting to hire a hall will have to pay an extra £4 when the fee rises to £40.

Planning decision notices will go up to £16.70 per copy, up from £15.20 while land searches .

The cost of taxi licences is being reviewed because the council is trying to establish the full cost to make sure that it is not losing out when drivers apply or renew permits.

Those costs will be considered at a meeting of the Strategic Licensing Committee on January 17.

By Political Reporter Andrew Owen